Unscramble DICTATRIXES and you have 372 words, DICTATRIXES itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. DICTATRIX is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DICTATRIXES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 9 with 9, 36 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 10 letters.
EXTRACTS scores highest among the 8-letter words made with DICTATRIXES letters at 17 points, ahead of EXTRAITS and SEXTARII on 15. DISTRICT, ARTISTIC and DICTATES are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DICTATRIXES; 4 of them share the top score of 16. CREDITS, EXTRACT and DIARIES are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words from DICTATRIXES, EXACTS leads with 15 points, then AXISED and DEIXIS on 14. CREDIT, DIRECT and CITIES are the familiar ones.
CAREX, EXACT and XERIC are the top 5-letter words from DICTATRIXES, 14 points each. CARDS, EXTRA and TAXES will look familiar.
AXED and DIXI share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words in DICTATRIXES. CASE, CARE and TEXT are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with DICTATRIXES letters, DEX and XED tie for first at 11 points. ARE, CAR and ART are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DICTATRIXES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EXTRACTS (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DICTATRIXES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICTATRIXES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 372) | 290 | 372 | 268 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
82 of the 372 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DICTATRIXES, DICTATRIX, EXTATIC, DISTRIX, EXTRAITS, DIXIES, EXTRAIT, DIXIE, ATTICISED, DIXI, ACIDIEST, ARCTIIDS and 70 more. 22 of the 372 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EDITRIX, CRISTATED, SIXER, XED, DACITES, TIX, ATRESIC, ATRETIC, CISTED, DACITE, AIRSIDE, CREDS and 10 more.